When Michael and Linda’s son disappears, they discover that his childhood console, in his bedroom since one Christmas morning 15 years ago, may hold the key to finding him, as they are suddenly sent into a video game version of their child’s life.
Update:
Hey Everyone,
July 11 was to be the final day of the campaign. However, after some discussion with a few good folks, I have decided to extend it to the end of September. We are 58 percent funded, and these extra three months should be enough time to generate at least another 105 pre-orders.
Secondly, A Bedlamite in Shadow has been chosen for support by Joni Dee’s Thriller Night Syndicate . They are a great group of successful Inkshares authors and I am grateful for their encouragement and support. Check them out here:
https://www.inkshares.com/syndicates/thriller-night
Also, the book has been selected as the first book for support by the new White Knight Syndicate.
https://www.inkshares.com/syndicates/white-knight-syndicate
If you are still on the fence and have yet to order, please consider hitting that pre-order button. And if you have ordered, consider buying a second copy for a friend or family member. We’re almost there. Every order at this point is crucial.
Finally, I’d like to mention a few projects that I am supporting. Check them out.
Seven Days Dead: The beginning of a zombie outbreak in the Middle East. Characters of different cultures and faiths try to reach safety.
Borehole Bazaar: A Vow Unbroken: A slight twist on the traditional hero, the protagonist fails to escape capture and emotionally breaks before finding inner strength.
Mothering: The Game: What happens when a long time gamer becomes a first time mom? Motherhood becomes the most engaging game she’s played.
Thanks for taking this journey with me. Almost there.
Rob
Excerpt from The History of Valthera, by Artemis Asinere, on the topic of Shire and the Aeons
... The one now known simply as Shire, came and took what he so desired, he held nothing back from himself. He took many wives and many concubines until their number amounted to 1090, so was the way of the Shire.
Shire’s seed was potent, after one year’s time his sons and daughters amounted to more than his wives, his seed bore him twins, triplets so on and so forth.
According to their kinds they were gathered, being named after and by the Great Lord Cle’vier Shire.
Among these were the twins of Berkshire who was son of Cle’vier: Leoshire and Feroshire and their relatives.
Feroshire grew in anger and ambition, no longer desiring to dwell under his grandfather’s name ’shire’ he continued until his death known as Fer’os.
From the Shires came the Aeons, orders bringers, rulers of the land when no lord could be found among the people. The Aeons would hold no lands or titles, yet they grew and honed their powers.
While the Shire grew old and whithered, dying at the age of 3,987--Having well over that number of children, his line grew and prospered.
His son, Berkshire grew powerful, being the only single birth under Shire, his power was not split between a sibling. Berkshire slayed his elder half-brother Hishire, the firstborn, his ambition being all that could end him.
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Berkshire continued in this way, dominating those who stood against him, even the Aeons and they too failed in number.
Berkshire ruled without resistance for many years, fear always being the factor. It was in this time, the time of constructed false peace--that the power of the Aeon’s and of the Shire’s came into question, becoming mere myth.
The people grew in anger and frustration and with it was stirred rebellion--